CA3217129A1 - Ensemble plenum arriere pour reacteur de propulsion nucleaire spatiale - Google Patents
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- CA3217129A1 CA3217129A1 CA3217129A CA3217129A CA3217129A1 CA 3217129 A1 CA3217129 A1 CA 3217129A1 CA 3217129 A CA3217129 A CA 3217129A CA 3217129 A CA3217129 A CA 3217129A CA 3217129 A1 CA3217129 A1 CA 3217129A1
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- G21C1/322—Integral reactors, i.e. reactors wherein parts functionally associated with the reactor but not essential to the reaction, e.g. heat exchangers, are disposed inside the enclosure with the core wherein the heat exchanger is disposed above the core
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- G21C1/32—Integral reactors, i.e. reactors wherein parts functionally associated with the reactor but not essential to the reaction, e.g. heat exchangers, are disposed inside the enclosure with the core
- G21C1/324—Integral reactors, i.e. reactors wherein parts functionally associated with the reactor but not essential to the reaction, e.g. heat exchangers, are disposed inside the enclosure with the core wherein the heat exchanger is disposed beneath the core
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- G21C11/00—Shielding structurally associated with the reactor
- G21C11/08—Thermal shields; Thermal linings, i.e. for dissipating heat from gamma radiation which would otherwise heat an outer biological shield ; Thermal insulation
- G21C11/083—Thermal shields; Thermal linings, i.e. for dissipating heat from gamma radiation which would otherwise heat an outer biological shield ; Thermal insulation consisting of one or more metallic layers
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
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Abstract
L'invention concerne un ensemble plénum arrière destiné à être utilisé avec un réacteur thermique nucléaire comprenant une cuve sous pression et un ensemble tuyère ayant une plaque de plénum supérieure disposée à l'intérieur de la cuve sous pression, la plaque de plénum supérieure définissant une première pluralité d'ouvertures d'écoulement de carburant, une plaque de plénum inférieure étant parallèle à la plaque de plénum supérieure et un espace plénum étant ainsi défini entre celles-ci, la plaque de plénum inférieure définissant une seconde pluralité d'ouvertures d'écoulement de carburant, et une pluralité de raccordements tubulaires s'étendant entre la première pluralité d'ouvertures d'écoulement de carburant de la plaque de plénum supérieure et la seconde pluralité d'ouvertures d'écoulement de carburant de la plaque de plénum inférieure, l'ensemble plénum arrière étant disposé entre la cuve sous pression et l'ensemble tuyère.
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US202163180357P | 2021-04-27 | 2021-04-27 | |
| US63/180,357 | 2021-04-27 | ||
| PCT/US2022/026557 WO2022240588A2 (fr) | 2021-04-27 | 2022-04-27 | Ensemble plénum arrière pour réacteur de propulsion nucléaire spatiale |
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| CA3217129A1 true CA3217129A1 (fr) | 2022-11-17 |
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| CA3217129A Pending CA3217129A1 (fr) | 2021-04-27 | 2022-04-27 | Ensemble plenum arriere pour reacteur de propulsion nucleaire spatiale |
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| US (1) | US20220344067A1 (fr) |
| EP (1) | EP4330991A2 (fr) |
| CA (1) | CA3217129A1 (fr) |
| WO (1) | WO2022240588A2 (fr) |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| CA3217129A1 (fr) * | 2021-04-27 | 2022-11-17 | Matthew W. Ales | Ensemble plenum arriere pour reacteur de propulsion nucleaire spatiale |
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| US4246751A (en) * | 1963-04-12 | 1981-01-27 | Westinghouse Electric Corporation | Thrust engine and propellant exhaust arrangement therefor |
| US3286468A (en) * | 1963-09-05 | 1966-11-22 | Richard K Plebuch | Nuclear rocket reactor |
| US3778344A (en) * | 1968-03-21 | 1973-12-11 | Atomic Energy Commission | Nuclear engine flow reactivity shim control |
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| IT1316223B1 (it) * | 2000-09-28 | 2003-04-03 | Carlo Rubbia | Metodo e dispositivo per riscaldare gas da uno strato sottile dicombustibile nucleare e propulsore spaziale che utilizza tale metodo. |
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| US7995701B2 (en) * | 2008-05-21 | 2011-08-09 | Westinghouse Electric Company Llc | Nuclear core component hold-down assembly |
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| US10643754B2 (en) * | 2016-03-14 | 2020-05-05 | Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation | Passive reactivity control of nuclear thermal propulsion reactors |
| EP4032104A4 (fr) * | 2019-09-20 | 2024-01-17 | Bwxt Nuclear Energy Inc | Bobines annulaires de plaque de plenum de réacteur nucléaire |
| JP2023537855A (ja) * | 2020-08-17 | 2023-09-06 | ウルトラ セーフ ニュークリア コーポレーション | 核熱推進段階のための統合型アンモニア系減速材及び推進剤 |
| CA3217129A1 (fr) * | 2021-04-27 | 2022-11-17 | Matthew W. Ales | Ensemble plenum arriere pour reacteur de propulsion nucleaire spatiale |
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- 2022-04-27 CA CA3217129A patent/CA3217129A1/fr active Pending
- 2022-04-27 US US17/731,003 patent/US20220344067A1/en active Pending
- 2022-04-27 WO PCT/US2022/026557 patent/WO2022240588A2/fr active Application Filing
- 2022-04-27 EP EP22808036.2A patent/EP4330991A2/fr active Pending
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| EP4330991A2 (fr) | 2024-03-06 |
| WO2022240588A3 (fr) | 2023-02-23 |
| WO2022240588A2 (fr) | 2022-11-17 |
| US20220344067A1 (en) | 2022-10-27 |
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